We dont need a replacement for Stubbs...

[GrandOldTeam]

Why?

Give Jack Rodwell a chance should we need it.

http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/current/Rodwell.asp

Jack Rodwell plays as a centre-half and has attracted the attention of most clubs now. Apparently, Barcelona have even been in touch with him to invite him over. Chelsea have offered to relocate him and his family to London — all expenses picked up by Abramovich — including a 4 bedroom house of their choice. Liverpool and Man Utd have offered them / him all kinds of temptations, but he's standing firm (in spite of the fact that Everton have the weakest offer on the table — is it ever going to improve?) because he's a Blue.
Beckham has taken him down to London and picked him to be on his team, John Terry thinks he's amazing and he rang him the other week and advised him about sponsorship (sadly he didn't get there in time to advise him NOT to sign up to Stretford, so I expect he'll be gone soon enough to better club for a hefty fee and an even heftier commission to his agent) Adidas and Nike are both vying for his signature and have told him he'll have made his first million before he's 17 in sponsorship alone.
He's had international call ups and everything seems to be very rosy at the moment, he was playing for the Under-16's at 14 he was gagging to get his first senior game.
That opportunity finally came a couple of years later on a freezing night in Alkmaar, when David Moyes confidently fielded a yonuger team and gave a couple of lads, Rodwell and Vidarsson, a chance to make their debuts on another great European night for the Blues

 

[monty]

Why?

Give Jack Rodwell a chance should we need it.

http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/current/Rodwell.asp

That must be the reasoning Danny, I'll let you know a biut more when I've made a couple of calls tonight mate, still can't believe it.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

I can't believe it either. But how old is young Jack? Surely you have to be very careful with him at the moment. Confidence is so important in becoming a first teamer even a sub.

 

[neonleon]

Not been moved to the first team yet - if the official website is anything to go by, which it probably isn't.

 

[Andriy.EFC]

He actually is in the first team, dunno what the website's talking about. His squad number is 37.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

But still isn't it a bit reckless to skinny down the side to bare bones.

 

[Dylan]

We are only going to be bare bones for a game or two.

 

[SuitsBlue]

best of luck to stubbs, been a bit of an opera with him, plenty of boards speculating on his return in some coaching role in the future.

derby for 4-5-1 and just making a pain in the arse of themselves?

stubbs - derby
mcfadden - birmingham
vidarsson - twente
kissock - gretna
vdm - gone in the summer
silva - gone in the summer

there will be some moves somewhere, there is scope on the wage structure now.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

We are only going to be bare bones for a game or two.

Pretty important games though. I think with our squad (and hopefully improved co-efficient) that if we got into the CL that we would at least make the first group stage and the big bucks. That's not worth risking to save a few quid here and there on Stubbs salary.